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November 19, 2025

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Full-time pre-k coming to McDowell

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE March 12, 2019 After so many years of waiting and thousands of dollars per year spent on daycare services, full-time four-year-old kindergarten

The Way We Were

Mar. 16, 1994 25 Years Ago Hydro Pontiac project at Chutes ahead of schedule, no accidents: The Hydro Pontiac project at Coulonge Chutes is moving

How do we know?

Dear Editor, Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with asking how do we know what we know? It’s one of those university courses

Enough is enough

Dear Editor, Previous Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose is demanding an apology from Mayor Joanne Labadie. For 17 months I have sat silently on

Proof is in the pudding

Dear Editor, Regarding the article of March 6 on the community centre delays: Pierre Tabet was given the contract to design, facilitate and oversee the

Friends

By Shelley Heaphy For a lot of kids having friends makes school and childhood so much fun. Of course, there are introverted people who prefer

Defending the indefensible

A couple of weeks ago, Pontiac MNA André Fortin rose in the Legislative Assembly to give an impassioned defence of recently fired CISSSO CEO Jean

Full-time pre-k coming to McDowell

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE March 12, 2019 After so many years of waiting and thousands of dollars per year spent on daycare services, full-time four-year-old kindergarten classes will finally take place at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary, in Shawville. On March 12,

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Shawville’s 18th annual Liberal Bonspiel

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE March 16, 2019 Over 80 curling enthusiasts from across the Pontiac got together at the Shawville Curling Club on Saturday to compete in the 18th annual Liberal Bonspiel. With 20 teams participating and people packing every seat

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St. Paddy’s day celebrations across the Pontiac

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE March 17, 2019 St. Patrick’s Day provided the Pontiac with no shortage of events celebrating the Irish holiday last weekend, leaving pubs and recreation centres packed to capacity, from across the region. Tea Party in Quyon On

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The Way We Were

Mar. 16, 1994 25 Years Ago Hydro Pontiac project at Chutes ahead of schedule, no accidents: The Hydro Pontiac project at Coulonge Chutes is moving ahead quickly and safely. Marco Del Cuchetto, project manager for Kiewit, the engineering firm that

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How do we know?

Dear Editor, Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with asking how do we know what we know? It’s one of those university courses easily dismissed by, ‘When am I ever going to need this in real life?’ The

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Enough is enough

Dear Editor, Previous Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose is demanding an apology from Mayor Joanne Labadie. For 17 months I have sat silently on many occasions, understanding that Madame Labadie, came into office without any municipal experience, even stating

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Proof is in the pudding

Dear Editor, Regarding the article of March 6 on the community centre delays: Pierre Tabet was given the contract to design, facilitate and oversee the project in its entirety as per Resolution 16-12-3003. In other words, he was the project

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Friends

By Shelley Heaphy For a lot of kids having friends makes school and childhood so much fun. Of course, there are introverted people who prefer one or two close friends and those extraverts who enjoy the more the merrier approach,

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Defending the indefensible

A couple of weeks ago, Pontiac MNA André Fortin rose in the Legislative Assembly to give an impassioned defence of recently fired CISSSO CEO Jean Hébert. It was a puzzling choice by the opposition health critic to target one of

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